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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (May 6, 2013) – Front Row Motorsports lived up to its name Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, as FRM driver David Ragan (No. 34 Farm Rich Ford), driving for an underfunded team, won the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and teammate David Gilliland of Riverside, finished second.

5th PLACE FINISH: “I thought the race would be settled between me and (Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth), but then those two guys came up on us so fast. I could see Carl trying to block, and he finally said there’s no real way to block this speed that they’re bringing, and those two went blowing by. It’s really cool for that team.”

40th PLACE FINISH: " I feel like this race was a flashback to Daytona (International Speedway). We had a great run last weekend, and I was really hoping that we could carry that momentum into this weekend, but we didn't have a chance to make it to the end. I've got to thank the Budweiser team for working so hard to try and get us back on track. Wish we could have had a better result, but that's part of superspeedway racing."

2nd PLACE FINISH: “It’s been my dream since I came to Front Row to get (team owner) Bob Jenkins to Victory Lane. This is about as much as I could help today. For an under-funded team to be able to come in here and finish 1-2 is just awesome. It’s a huge day for any team to get first and second, but for our little team, it’s a special day. I still want to get that first win, but we’ll take second for sure and get the first win for our team.”

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (May 6, 2013) – James Hinchcliffe captured victory at the Sao Paulo Indy 300 Sunday, driving the No. 27 GoDaddy Chevrolet for Andretti Autosport. It marked the second win in 35 starts for the 26-year-old resident of Indianapolis.

11th PLACE FINISH: Defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, qualified first and led twice for a total of 16 laps, but a late-race flat tire relegated him to the 11th finishing position. “Extremely disappointing today. Absolutely had the car to win. Guys gave me a great, great car…the pit stops were awesome. Definitely needed to capitalize on this opportunity, but we got a flat tire about halfway through the race which pretty much sidelined us. We pit super early on the last stop, had to save fuel the remainder of the race. I was lifting halfway down the straightaway so… we were wounded and stayed that way. Happy for the teammates – James on the win and Marco on the third.”

10th PLACE FINISH: "It was a really solid day for the No. 83 Novo Nordisk car. I really can't say enough about the Chip Ganassi Racing guys, not just help from my teammates but these guys in pit lane were rock solid. We had great pace; we were able to get quicker all-day long, pass cars and move forward. We were able to take advantage of a pretty aggressive strategy. I'm happy to leave here with another top-10. Heading into Indy we needed another good result. Another top-10 will really help our momentum and confidence as we head toward the big one.”

4th PLACE FINISH: "I had a great car today! We had to go through the field twice and still finished fourth. I really thought we had a podium; really, we had a car to win. We have worked so hard to have the car and the team we have. We are contenders. We just announced that we need to find more sponsorship to continue after Indy, but I'm very happy today. We are working well, we are doing our jobs right, and something good is going to happen!"

15th PLACE FINISH: “The definite good thing was that the National Guard Chevy was really good. We were really good in the tight sections of the track, and we tried hard to make for a neutral car, because we thought we’d be saving fuel. But now it’s time for Indianapolis – and that’s our wheelhouse. Next week is as important as the first week on the racetrack to get prepared, so we’ll be smart about that like we have in the past and we’ll be hauling ass when we get there.”